World Happenings Briefly Told
The roundup notes changes in aviation in Indian states with Jodhpur Jaipur and Hyderabad hosting air clubs and 55 airports. Britain raises Jewish immigration quota to 8,000 yearly for Palestine. Radio licenses rise with battery sets at 2 and other radios at 2 50 yearly. Canada reports Soldier Settlers total 25 017 with 9 888 still classified. Arctic land claims noted by U S through a New York Times dispatch.
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Jodhpur
Jaipur
Hyderabad
Palestine
Transport Department
Pete
Stafford King
Peterborough
Ont
Yellowknife
N.W.T
Canadian Airways, Ltd
Toronto
New York Times
Washington
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Alaska
United States
Montreal
Jacques Viger
Canada
House of Commons
Fernand Rinfret
Island divorce court famed for never granting a divorce
Ottawa authority notes Prince Edward Island hosts the world’s only divorce court that has never granted a divorce. In its century of history it has seen one application, which was dropped.
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Prince Edward Island
Canada
Island
Ottawa
Birthday Treasures Mark February Birthdays of Baden-Powell
February birthdays include Lord and Lady Baden-Powell on the 22nd. Chief Scout Robert Baden-Powell, aged 81, recalled a child's wish that he live to 115 and quipped he would keep at it like a Wolf Cub until that age.
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Lord
Lady Baden-Powell
Pruning and Seed Sowing Tips For Early Spring Garden
Gardening guidance covers protecting tender plants from late winter cold and wind, covering with straw or leaves, March pruning rules for roses and grapes, pruning after raspberries, and using hot beds or sunny windows to start seeds. It explains sun exposure, air circulation, and transplant hardening. It also outlines hot bed construction with horse manure heat and a South facing sash for greenhouse-like warmth.
Old-Egypt Hairnets and Sun Bonnets At Field Museum
A Field Museum exhibition displays ancient Egyptian head coverings about 1600 years old. A knitted red wool hairnet with linen veils and strings contrasts with a brown silk embroidered sun bonnet on tan linen, reflecting period styles.
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Egypt
Chicago
Field Museum of Natural History
Holidays With Pay For Flin Flon Miners
A 1937 report details 1 109 miners on paid holidays, 920 wage workers and 189 salaried, averaging nine days. The firm provides extended benefits for four years’ service, with bunk housing for singles converted to family apartments. Beevier Lake resort plans and bus service improve local life as roads reach the district.
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Flin Flon
Shank's Mare
Phantom Lake
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Beaver Lake
Unwanted Strangers Fall Back in Flin Flon Stay
In Flin Flon residents enjoy stability with all in good health and no apparent wants while SSD miles from Winnipeg. The remote setting with rare rain deters outsiders and keeps undesirable elements from lingering for long.
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Winnipeg
Flin Flon
How Flin Flon Was Named
The search for the lost book Sunless City by J E Preston Haddock ends with a 1905 London edition found in 1932, then delivered in 1933 to Flin Flon by Jack Carr who preserves the cloth bound 316 page volume. The piece notes the book’s origin and the author’s pen name and cites local commemorations of its death.
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London
New York
British Museum
Flin Flon
Jack Carr
J. E. Preston-Haddock
Dick Donovan
Winnipeg Free Press
Flin Flon Miner
Thanks to Hudson Bay Mining officials for courtesy in Manitoba
A reader thanks officials at Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co Ltd in Winnipeg and at the Flin Flon mine, along with Flin Flon town authorities, for unfailing courtesy. The note emphasizes their collective work benefiting Manitoba and Saskatchewan and helping individuals prosper.
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Flin Flon
Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Tested recipes for thrifty jelly dessert ideas
A pantry makeover yields four distinct jelly based desserts using greengage plums rice raisins canned pineapple marshmallows and prunes. Each recipe uses jelly powder plus fruit, and yields servings from six to thirty two with steps to set and mold into appealing shapes.
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Little Billy
Claude
Francis I
Gage
England
Krupp Armament Works Employ Over Sixty Thousand Since Rise
The Krupp works, reputedly the world's greatest armament company, counted 108 765 employees last year, up from 98 341 in 1926. In 1932 there were 46 107 employers, and since Hitler's rise about 62 000 workers have joined the Krupp works.
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Krupp Works
Hitler
Editorial note on Dr McCullough cancer articles request
Readers are urged to request the complete Dr McCullough cancer article series by writing to The Health League of Canada at 105 Bond St Toronto Ont.
Pharisees Challenge Jesus Over Ceremonial Washings
Sunday school lesson outlines Mark 7 1 13 and Psalm 24 1 0 focusing on the Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem who accuse Jesus disciples of not washing hands as prescribed by tradition The passage contrasts human precepts with the commandment of God Isaiah 29 13 and highlights Jesus warning against letting tradition replace divine law
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Jerusalem
Jesus
Traition
Mark
God
Isaiah
Moffa
Will Thorne’s Amusing Ticket Tale From Parliament
British MP Will Thorne recounts a lighthearted incident about a constituent asking for admission tickets to the Strangers Gallery. Thorne notes the House was not sitting and later laughs at a second letter requesting two Zoo tickets since Parliament would be closed.
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Will Thorne
House of Commons
Naming the New Liner Queen Elizabeth II Across Thames
A 90 ton Thames river steamboat hints at the naming of Cunard White Star’s new liner. The Board of Trade may block Queen Elizabeth naming due to a verse, so the Thames boat could be renamed Queen Elizabeth II. A parallel method previously helped name the Queen Mary.
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Cunard-White Star
Board of Trade
Thames
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J. EK. Preston
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F. W. White & Co., Ltd
Bedford St
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W.C
Katharine Baker
Billy
DR. J.W. S. McUllough
Tell
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Queen Elizabeth
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